Staff
How we serve
As this website was designed to serve visitors based on how they engage with the SCAC, so too is the agency’s service model.
Previously, a location-based system directed constituents to staff serving as county coordinators. Constituents can now elect to seek advisement or assistance from arts professionals serving as program directors and coordinators in these primary lines of service (and more):
- Grants
- Artist Development
- Arts Industry (non and for-profit arts organizations)
- Arts Learning (all ages)
- Community Arts
- Folklife & Traditional Arts
Whom we serve
- artists,
- community arts providers,
- educational institutions and arts learning providers,
- and local communities and non-arts groups.
The S.C. Arts Commission’s county coordinator system was replaced with a model that seeks to connect constituents with assistance based on line of service rather than location. Please see the most common areas of interest listed below.
Para Español
| Laura Marcus Green, Ph.D. | lgreen@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8764 |
Grants
For constituents with an existing grant or submitted application.
If you’re seeking advisement on submitting an application, please find the appropriate program contact below.
| Grants Office | grants@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8695 |
Accessibility
| Amanda Noyes | anoyes@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8675 |
Artist Development
For artists/artist collectives of all disciplines seeking advisement on Artists U, Artists’ Ventures Initiatives, Emerging Artists, S.C. Arts Commission Fellowships, the South Carolina Novel Series, and more.
| Ce Scott-Fitts | cscottfitts@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8203 |
Arts Directory
| Amanda Noyes | anoyes@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8675 |
Arts Learning
Teachers and Schools
| Amanda Noyes | anoyes@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8675 |
Districts and Community Organizations
| Kimberly Washburn Motte | kmotte@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8694 |
Arts Organizations
| La Ruchala Murphy | lmurphy@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8762 |
Community Arts/The Art of Community: Rural SC
For groups seeking advisement on community arts grants and programs.
| Abby Rawl | arawl@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8680 |
Folk Heritage Awards
| Jane Przybysz | jprzybys@mailbox.sc.edu | 803.777.7251 |
Folklife & Traditional Arts
| Laura Marcus Green, Ph.D. | lgreen@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8764 |
Government/Legislative Affairs
For staff serving the executive or legislative branches of government and seeking assistance from the S.C. Arts Commission.
| David Platts | dplatts@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8764 |
| Milly Hough | mhough@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8693 |
Media Inquiries or Public Information/Relations
| Jason Rapp | jrapp@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8899 |
Poetry Out Loud
| Bonita Peeples | bpeeples@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8692 |
South Carolina Cultural Districts
| Jason Rapp | jrapp@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8899 |
South Carolina Governor’s Awards for the Arts
| Milly Hough | mhough@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8693 |
S.C. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
| Ce Scott-Fitts | cscottfitts@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8203 |
Can’t find what you need?
Please browse the “Staff Listing By Name” section of this page, see the program-specific pages on this website, or contact:
| General Inquiries | info@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8696 |
The South Carolina Arts Commission requests that you not contact staff with direct solicitation.
Our team
David joined the South Carolina Arts Commission team as the executive director in 2019.
For 26 years prior, David worked in South Carolina as an educator, principal and district level administrator. He served as the arts and sciences coordinator for Lancaster County School District, a position he held for 15 years.
In addition to his work as an educator, Platts has served the Lancaster County Council of the Arts as a board member and president. He has statewide experience as a member, president, and treasurer of the Palmetto State Arts Education board and as a past member of the South Carolina Arts Alliance board, where he became active as an arts advocate. On the national level, David served as a member of the Education Advisory Committee for the John F. Kennedy Center’s Partners in Education Program, and he is currently a member of the South Arts board.
David keeps his own artistic expression fresh by serving as a volunteer accompanist for church choral programs.
David Platts
803.734.8689
dplatts@arts.sc.gov
- Executive Director
Milly Hough
803.734.8698
mhough@arts.sc.gov
- Senior Deputy Director
Ashley Brown
803.734.8630
cabrown@arts.sc.gov
- Deputy Director
Nick Boismenu
803.734.0014
nboismenu@arts.sc.gov
- Collections & Facility Coordinator
Angela Brewbaker
803.734.8759
abrewbaker@arts.sc.gov
- Finance Director
Kevin Flarisee
803.734.8687
kflarisee@arts.sc.gov
- Coordinator for Executive, Program & Department Support
- Procurement Officer
Laura Marcus Green, Ph.D.
803.734.8764
lgreen@arts.sc.gov
- Folklife & Traditional Arts Director
Krista Grendze
803.734.8695
kgrendze@arts.sc.gov
- Assistant Grants Coordinator
Daphne Hudson
803.734.8699
dhudson@arts.sc.gov
- Accountant
Victoria P. McCurry
803.734.8315
vmccurry@arts.sc.gov
- Human Resources & Facilities Director
Kimberly Washburn Motte
803.734.8694
kmotte@arts.sc.gov
- Arts Learning Director
La Ruchala Murphy
803.734.8762
lmurphy@arts.sc.gov
- Arts Industry Director
Amanda Noyes
803.734.8675
anoyes@arts.sc.gov
- K-12 Coordinator
- Coordinator for Accessibility
Bonita Peeples
803.734.8692
bpeeples@arts.sc.gov
- Poetry Out Loud Coordinator
Laurel Posey
803.734.8756
lposey@arts.sc.gov
- Communications & Constituent Services Manager
Jason L. Rapp
803.734.8899
jrapp@arts.sc.gov
- Communications Director
- Program Director for South Carolina Cultural Districts
Abigail E. Rawl
803.734.8680
arawl@arts.sc.gov
- The Art of Community: Rural SC Coordinator
Ce Scott-Fitts
803.734.8203
cscottfitts@arts.sc.gov
- Artist Development Director
Margot Lane Strasburger
803.734.8253
mstrasburger@arts.sc.gov
- Digital Content Manager
Amber Westbrook
803.734.8803
awestbrook@arts.sc.gov
- Grants Manager
Are you interested in joining the SCAC team? Find out more about current openings on the jobs page.